APPLIED LEARNING ACAD

APPLIED LEARNING ACAD operates as a close-knit junior high in FORT WORTH, Texas, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD. Current enrollment sits at 330 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 49% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 136 schools in FORT WORTH ISD (70,612 students total), APPLIED LEARNING ACAD accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, APPLIED LEARNING ACAD logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%; the rest consists of 26% White, 13% Black, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

In terms of school funding signals, APPLIED LEARNING ACAD reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting APPLIED LEARNING ACAD tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at APPLIED LEARNING ACAD qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, APPLIED LEARNING ACAD sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 43.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Tarrant County shows median household income runs about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which APPLIED LEARNING ACAD is one.

Nearest neighbor: ALICE D CONTRERAS, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, APPLIED LEARNING ACAD comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.2%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at APPLIED LEARNING ACAD has expanded 4%, going from 317 students in 2018 to 330 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 62% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

On the community side, members of the APPLIED LEARNING ACAD community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.